Altura y Aroma — Castillo Washed

ALTURA & AROMA — Castillo Washed — Santander, Colombia · 1,750–1,850m · Castillo

The foundation of the collection — a washed Castillo grown at 1,800 meters that simply delivers, every morning, without conditions.

The Castillo is the most planted variety in Colombia for good reason. Developed by Cenicafé to be resilient, consistent, and productive, it is the backbone of Colombian coffee culture. But a Castillo grown at 1,800 meters, processed with care, and raised under the protocols of a physician who has spent years studying every stage of its development is not just any Castillo. It is what the variety looks like when someone decides to take it seriously.

The result is a washed Castillo with a medium-high roast that leans into what this variety does best: a creamy body that coats the palate, caramel sweetness that feels natural rather than forced, cacao depth that grounds the cup, and a clean citrus note that keeps everything alive. It works with milk or without, hot or cold, morning or afternoon. The kind of cup you come back to not because it surprises you, but because it never lets you down.

The farm behind Altura & Aroma is known in Santander simply as La Finca del Doctor. The owner is a physician — and that formation is not incidental. When he noticed that coffee takes exactly nine months to grow from flower to harvest, the same as a human pregnancy, something clicked. He divided the growing cycle into three trimesters and applied a different nutrient protocol to each stage of development — the way a clinician approaches any biological process that unfolds over time. Nothing is left to chance.

The result is measurable: two varieties from this farm have won the Best Cup Award in Santander, international buyers in Japan order every harvest, the National Coffee Federation selected the farm as a reference model of agricultural innovation for its television program Profesor Yarumo, and Rainforest Alliance has certified its environmental practices.

In the cup: Caramel · Cacao · Citrus fruit · Creamy body · Clean, satisfying finish

Best brewed with: French Press · AeroPress · Drip — a versatile coffee that performs across all methods.

• Producer: La Finca del Doctor
• Origin: Santander, Colombia
• Altitude: 1,750–1,850 m
• Variety: Castillo
• Process: Washed
• Roast: Medium-high
• Certifications: Rainforest Alliance
• Traceability: Fully traceable

Ciencia, origen y propósito en cada taza. Science, origin, and purpose in every cup. Roasted in Santander, Colombia and shipped fresh from Miami.